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Teen girl found buried in California vineyard identified nearly 50 years after her murder
A 15-year-old girl who disappeared in February 1978 has been identified as the victim whose skeletal remains were found in June 1978 buried in a grape vineyard near South Wheeler Ridge Road in Kern County, California. Her identity remained unknown for nearly 50 years until recent investigative efforts.
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